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Dr Christmas posted:So how do I fix this and what the hell do I tell my dad? You suck it up and you lock the cats in the basement, honestly. They'll just have to deal with it. Failing that, you either move out or you get rid of the cat. It's not loving rocket surgery here.
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Dr. Christmas, Based on the pee time line, it seems that the cat's body still needs the insulin even if his numbers aren't showing that. Ask the vet to try insulin again and see if that fixes the peeing again. Also, these are just cats. As great as pets are they are not worth ruining your life over. If you try to rehome them and can't, euthanizing him may be the best decision. Sticking him in a shelter at his age would be cruel. No one is going to adopt the old cat that pees everywhere. You may have to make the hard choice and it sucks but it may be better for your cat.
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 06:37 |
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You couldn't stick him in a shelter. No shelter is going to take a 14 year old diabetic cat that you're giving up due to uncontrollable floorpissing, because that's pretty much the definition of an unadoptable cat.
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 07:58 |
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Are we seriously suggesting putting a cat to sleep over what amounts to an inconvenience to the owners? What the gently caress. I'm sorry to say that's not a cat, that's a soot sprite.
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 09:14 |
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My cat started aggroing at me today and won't stop! He's done this before when I can home from work smelling like strange animals but nothing like that happened today! I showered, changed my clothes, and he's still trying to kill me. I'm sick and tired of his crap. I shooed him out onto the balcony with his food and water dishes and a litter box. He's begging to be let back in but I open the door and he hisses and swats at me, so F that noise, he can stay out. I'm seriously considering getting rid of him but no one would want to adopt him and I'm positive he'd just get euthanized.
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 11:57 |
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painted bird posted:Are we seriously suggesting putting a cat to sleep over what amounts to an inconvenience to the owners? What the gently caress. It's an inconvenience that he either can't overcome or is unwilling to overcome(e.g. he seems to have let the foyer litterbox turn into a 'smelly eyesore' once his sister stopped cleaning it), and it is straining his finances and his living situation. Moreover, the animal concerned is a 14 year old cat with continence problems and a medical history, which means that he's pretty much the perfect example of an unadoptable animal. There's not a whole lot of good options here; even if he could afford to move out, incontinent cats are not going to be welcome tenants anywhere.
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 19:57 |
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So after having an increasingly frustrating time finding EVO Chicken & Turkey canned food, I've read a few articles that stated a lot of their cat food line is getting discontinued? If so, that's a huge bummer. Our cat has had diabetes in the past (luckily went into remission), had has been eating that since. For now I have several cans of Wellness (non-CORE), but was wondering if there was something better. Ideally it would be great if I could find a brand with ~13oz cans. Half a 5.5oz leaves him hungry towards to end of the day, while a quarter of a 13oz leaves him content while maintaining a stable weight. A quick search recommends either the Wellness brand, or Dave's, which I know nothing about. Any recommendations for cats with a history of diabetes?
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# ? Oct 13, 2015 23:37 |
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Idiot Pisscat (the artist formerly known as Kiska) update: Vet said she couldn't find any fleas and nothing else looked out of place and so her best guess was that Kiska probably just pulled something and some motion in getting off that windowsill kept irritating it. No licking today or anything like that, nothing showed up on the x-ray (the vet said she was so friendly they almost didn't need to sedate her at all Good kitty), and welp the diagnosis seems to be "is (somewhat dumb) cat, can't fix"
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 04:46 |
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So after capturing the stray outdoor cat went...poorly (he is now much happier...having been TNR'd), I brought home a wonderful cat from the shelter. Apricot is 10 years old and so soft and fluffy and sweet and scared and :3 I've had her for just over a week now, and am taking her for her first vet appointment tomorrow. She's very comfortable around me, but super skittish and scared in general. What is the best way to get her into her carrier for the appointment? I have a hard-sided one that opens on top. Should I put her in there with her shelter blanket? Or is it best I don't in case she has an accident? And should I lure her in with food, or just drop her in through the top? She doesn't like being held, but doesn't fight. Just don't want to stress her out more than I have to. Awesome as gently caress cat in question: IuniusBrutus fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Oct 14, 2015 |
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Just drop in from top. Maybe a small towel inside if you have one. You could spray it with feliway if you have it.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:21 |
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IuniusBrutus posted:I've had her for just over a week now, and am taking her for her first vet appointment tomorrow. She's very comfortable around me, but super skittish and scared in general. What is the best way to get her into her carrier for the appointment? I have a hard-sided one that opens on top. Should I put her in there with her shelter blanket? Or is it best I don't in case she has an accident? And should I lure her in with food, or just drop her in through the top? She doesn't like being held, but doesn't fight. Just don't want to stress her out more than I have to. Unless you have a lot of time to kill or an unusually pliable cat, I would probably just pick her up and not try anything fancy with lures. Leave her blanket in for comfort; if she does have an accident, it can always be laundered and given back so she can re-scent-mark it. I wouldn't worry a ton about an accident, though -- most cats will be irritated or anxious about the vet visit, but few will actually lose continence because of it.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:23 |
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I have no input on the carrier question but what a lovely kitty
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:31 |
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Counterpoint: Cookie pooped himself on the way back from his first vet visit.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:34 |
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Countercounterpoint: When hasn't Cookie pooped himself (or was it just once and he got a reputation)?
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:41 |
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SynthOrange posted:Counterpoint: Cookie pooped himself on the way back from his first vet visit. Oh, sure, it can happen. My boyfriend's family cat apparently used to spend every car ride frantically ejecting matter from every possible orifice. It's just not universal, is all!
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:45 |
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There was that time. Then the time he got poop stuck to his butt fur so badly it all stuck there. Then there's the time he got diarrhea. And generally being a long haired butt he gets dingles sometimes. So I've no idea where this reputation came from.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:46 |
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I was going to make a comment about Dookie but then I remembered that I call my cat Pisska for her former pee problems and it's a glass houses, throwing stones sort of situation
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:48 |
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Dookie's reputation is undeserved imo
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 05:49 |
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IuniusBrutus posted:What is the best way to get her into her carrier for the appointment? I put an old unwashed t-shirt of mine in the cat carrier so that she has something that smells comforting(her favorite nap spot is my dirty laundry basket). I just make sure I use a t-shirt I'm okay with tossing if she pees on it, which has only happened once. About half an hour before I leave for the appointment I sprinkle same catnip in there , and I usually have a happy cat rolling around in there by the time I'm ready to leave. If it doesn't work, I just pick her up and put her in it. Since you have a top-opening carrier, lay her down on her back when you put her in there; this will prevent her from bracing against the edges of the carrier when you try to put her in it.
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Khizan posted:Since you have a top-opening carrier, lay her down on her back when you put her in there; this will prevent her from bracing against the edges of the carrier when you try to put her in it. Oh my god you are a genius. I am going to start doing this with Pepper, who is lovely and doesn't scratch or bite but sure does try her hardest to make sure the legs are outside the carrier.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 06:36 |
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You people with cats that will even tolerate being held on their backs. Apricot is a very pretty cat. Good name. I had a male that looked similar, and he was a great mellow cat. Lived at least 17 years. He did piss in the carrier once though.
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Tendai posted:Idiot Pisscat (the artist formerly known as Kiska) update: Vet said she couldn't find any fleas and nothing else looked out of place and so her best guess was that Kiska probably just pulled something and some motion in getting off that windowsill kept irritating it. No licking today or anything like that, nothing showed up on the x-ray (the vet said she was so friendly they almost didn't need to sedate her at all Good kitty), and welp the diagnosis seems to be "is (somewhat dumb) cat, can't fix" That's a relief! Also, I keep wondering: are you Russian? "Kiska" is Russian for "kitty", after all.
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painted bird posted:That's a relief! (I sometimes call her мочакиска/mochakiska, literally "peekitty" as a nickname.) Tendai fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Oct 14, 2015 |
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Do vets get mad if you bring in your cat and he poo poo in the carrier? My cat loves doing that for some reason !!!
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Puppy Galaxy posted:Do vets get mad if you bring in your cat and he poo poo in the carrier? My cat loves doing that for some reason !!!
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Tendai posted:I'm pretty sure every vet has been covered in poo poo/puke/pee or all three at once at some point in their career. Not even vets. I volunteered at an animal shelter for two years and endured two out of the three.
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Dr Christmas posted:I've written about my summer-spanning battle to get my cat to stop peeing in the foyer, and I think I've lost. b two cats, a 15 year old female (Missy) and 14 year old male (Bobo). This summer Bobo had a brush with diabetes, one of the symptoms of which was peeing in the foyer, an L-shaped area about 18 square feet. We gave him insulin and orbifloxacin for a possible UTI, and he stopped. A bit more than a month later, we were told we could stop with the insulin, and he started peeing there again. Follow-up appointments and a bladder culture revealed no problems. Tell your dad you're tired of having to be the one to clean up the foyer yet continue to be told to "find a solution" when all solutions are met with "no". If he attempts to have the cat put down start pissing on his bed to show him he's a horrible human being. Comedy option: put your dad in a rest home.
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:Hello catte thread. I don't think I saw an answer for this, but a few things: 1. You are a very good person for taking care of these kitties. 2. No, it's not too late. They may spend the winter out there before they warm up (heh) to you, or once it gets cold enough, may decide to trust the warm food bringer sooner than later. Feral cats make excellent pets once trust is established, and while some cats prefer being feral, most of them prefer the comfort of a warm lap and a predictable dinner. Here are a few things that can help. These kitties look almost old enough to reach puberty, which means they need to be TNRd ASAP. Contact a local feral rescue (Feral Friends is good, so is Alley Cat Allies). Even if you're not local, they can give you tips or resources that can help you. TNR is best left to those with experience and a humane trap and some really smelly food (like tuna or sardines). The vet will ear tip or tattoo them during the spay/neuter so they won't have to be opened up twice. It's best if you can get them to trust you before you TNR them, but the priority should be TNR as soon as they reach sexual maturity (between 4 and 6 months). That way they won't contribute to kitty overpopulation any more. Also, is that milk in the bowl? Some kitties can't digest milk, though some can, and in general cow's milk isn't particularly good for them, and they're old enough to not need milk any more. Milk should be an occasional treat for those cats who can stomach it. What they really need is water, though of course I'm sure you're giving them water. As winter comes, check the water bowls often--you can give warm water in the morning so it doesn't freeze as fast. Watch them carefully for signs of frostbite or dehydration, even if they won't let you come near them. You did a great job with those shelters--that may be their biggest chance at surviving the winter, if they don't "adopt" you first. Please keep us posted. You are such a great person for helping them out and you'll probably end up saving their lives.
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# ? Oct 14, 2015 18:56 |
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Re: vet trip, if she likes being brushed, maybe bring a brush to make her happy in the exam room while you wait for the vet. Pixel still doesn't like going to the vet but calms down when I brush her.
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Maggie Fletcher posted:I don't think I saw an answer for this, but a few things: Thanks for your answers. In the meantime I did check online what I should do and indeed there was a lot of mention of trying to catch them to bring them to the vet quickly. I might ask the local animal shelter for a trap since there is no way they let me approach them so far. I also found explanations regarding how to tame them keeping them inside in a cage, but since I will be on vacation for 2 weeks in november that won't be an option in the near future. I will simply ask my neighbour to feed them during those 2 weeks. My only concern is that they survive the winter outside but I think they will be OK with the box. If they can become more familiar without having to keep them inside, I think it would be the best outcome for me. I prefer them to live outside most of the time anyway. In the bowl it was like 1 part milk and 4 parts water. I know cats usually don't digest cow milk well, but I also noticed these two kittens really liked it so I gave them milk the first few days to make sure they come back often and know they can stay there for food and shelter. Eventually I switched to water only. Thanks for your advices, I will keep the thread posted and hopefully post more cute kitty pictures.
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 08:24 |
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Apricot did pretty great at the vet. By pretty great, I meant she was scared stiff and so just laid there shaking while the vet did her thing, although she did start purring once the vet started touching her. :3 just scooped her up and dropped her in the carrier with zero issues, and once we got home she was back to normal. I'm leaving the carrier out, open, and covered, with some of her bedding inside, so she's using it as a nap spot. Hopefully that'll keep her a bit more relaxed next time she has to go.
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 16:34 |
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IuniusBrutus posted:Apricot did pretty great at the vet. By pretty great, I meant she was scared stiff and so just laid there shaking while the vet did her thing, although she did start purring once the vet started touching her. :3 just scooped her up and dropped her in the carrier with zero issues, and once we got home she was back to normal. I'm leaving the carrier out, open, and covered, with some of her bedding inside, so she's using it as a nap spot. Hopefully that'll keep her a bit more relaxed next time she has to go.
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There has been a cat hanging around our back yard for a couple of days. A lady came by looking for a cat and ours wasn't it. We've decided to bring him in and adopt him. He's very friendly, cleans himself, eats and drinks, and has a healthy vocal cord. It's getting colder outside and we still have some things from our previous cats (who are deceased due to age) so we aren't unprepared. I know that if we decide to keep him and there isn't anyone looking for him to take him to a vet/non-profit for a check up, neuter him, and possibly find out how old he is. Is there anything else to be aware of between now and when we take him someplace? Is there a place in central Virginia that does check ups for strays/freebie cats?
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 20:42 |
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My kitten has thumbs on his front paws and it's adorable. His paws are much bigger than normal kitten paws and watching him run around the house is very entertaining.
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# ? Oct 15, 2015 21:35 |
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Man, I don't know whats going on with my cat. He came up on the couch where I was sitting with the dog beside me and stared at the dog for a couple minutes (a 6 y/o black lab) then just started attacking it. When the dog ran off the couch he followed and lept at her with his tail all puffed up. Later the cat was on his side and I noticed a pink spot on his tummy.. not sure if it happened in the fight or if it's been there.. He didn't seem to be in pain when I was spreading out the fur to take a closer look. Pretty sure it's not like his dick but I don't know what a cats dick looks like nor where it is located. It looked almost like a scab..
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 02:36 |
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That would be a nipple, unless I'm misjudging what part of the cat the picture is of.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 02:38 |
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Tendai posted:That would be a nipple, unless I'm misjudging what part of the cat the picture is of. his hind legs are the grey areas at the back and the white area is his fat belly. Maybe it is a nipple.. I never noticed that patch there before and with my cat acting like a bully towards the dog it kinda concerned me. Haven't seen blood drawn but I think it's because of the dogs thick coat and not the cat being careful.
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Scroto Baggins posted:I'm betting that somewhere in this 500 page thread, this has been covered, but: any advice on giving your dumb bitchy cat a pill? I know this is a week late but I've had pill adventures and hey, maybe it'll amuse someone. My older kitty got diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is on pills twice a day. She's unaware that people food can be pet food, so any cheese, deli meat or butter won't work. She doesn't like pill pockets, but for a while I was able to use a scrap of the pill pocket to glue pills to treats she DOES like (carefully balanced so that the good stuff was on top; if she knocked it over she'd snub it until I removed it and pretended it was a new treat). She eventually wised up to that, so for a month I carved tiny holes into the big crunchy Greenies and hid the treats inside. After a while she got sick of the greenies and I tried the same trick in a soft treat she was into, but those are really crumbly. That sequed into the current solution, which is crushing whatever flavor of soft treats and adding a few drops of water to make treat paste and hiding the pill in that. Now she wakes me up to make up her morning treats and refuses to eat un-mushed treats (offering her one gets me a great "What the poo poo is this? Send it back!" look). Other pill tricks I've learned is that sometimes I have to prime the cat with a favorite treat to remind her that "oh hey! Food! It goes in my foodhole and I like that!" and if it seems like she's about to chew a treat with a pill in it it's worth dropping another treat in her face to make her gobble down the pilled one faster.
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# ? Oct 16, 2015 04:15 |
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Danith posted:his hind legs are the grey areas at the back and the white area is his fat belly. Maybe it is a nipple.. I never noticed that patch there before and with my cat acting like a bully towards the dog it kinda concerned me. Haven't seen blood drawn but I think it's because of the dogs thick coat and not the cat being careful.
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Tendai posted:That would be a nipple, unless I'm misjudging what part of the cat the picture is of. I have nipples Greg. Can you milk me?
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